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ATTACHMENT T0 HYDRQOARBON VAPOR BURNERS. No. 291.918. Patented Jan. 15,1884

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BRUNO MARTIN, OF EAST SAGINAVV, MICHIGAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,918, dated January 15, 1584.

Application filed October 1, 1883. (no model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BRUNO IVIARTIN, of East Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Attachments to Hydrocarbon-Vapor Burners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in vapor-burners for hydrocarbons of that class where the hydrocarbons are vaporized by the heat of the burner, which is initiated by means of an external flame made by burning alcohol in a receptacle below such burner.

The invention consists in an attachment to such devices by means of which the process of extinguishing the flame of the burner, when desired, is improved and simplified, and the production of the disagreeable odors arising from the escape of the unconsumed vapor after the burner is extinguished is entirely avoided, while at the same time the uncon- =sumed gas is preserved and stored in such a manner as to be available for relighting and reheating the burner when again desired, within a limited time, without the necessity of burning alcohol for the purpose. A further advantage is also obtained in the clearing of the vapor-passages in the burner, as my attachment produces the same result upon such passages as is had by the use of the wellknown plumber s suction-pump in removing obstructions from waste-pipes. In the present construction of hydrocarbon burners, when it is desired to extinguish the flame, the valve which regulates the flame is closed. This has two disadvantages: first, it produces a very disagreeable odor, as the flame gradually or suddenlyis extinguished and, second, the employment of such burners for obtaining a fixed amount of heath-i. 6., stated temperatures-in technical operation, is thereby rendered unreliable, as the valve must be reset again to its former positionan operation requiring much and careful attention.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A represents avaporburner of any of the well-known constructions for vaporizing and burning hydrocarbons. B is the cup below the burner, in which to ignite alcohol to create the initial heat. C is the handle to the regulating-valve. D is the supply-tank, and E the connectingpipe, provided with a valve, F, by means of which the hydrocarbon is supplied to the burner, and these are of the known constructions. H is a branch, provided with a valve, I, connecting the pipe E with one end of the cylinder J tightly. The cylinder is provided with a piston, K, and a rod, L, projecting through a tight stuffing box, M.

When the lamp is burning, of course the valve in the supply-pipeis open, to allow the hydrocarbon to pass from the tank to the burner, and the valve in the branch pipe must be closed. W hen it is desired to extinguish the flame, the valve in the supply-pipe is closed and the one in the branch opened, and the piston is at the bottom of the cylinder until this change is made in the position of valves. Now, after making this changein the valves, slowly withdraw the piston toward the opposite end of the cylinder, and this operation will draw all the unconsumed vapor from the burner and extinguish the flame. Now, by closing the valve I, the vapor will be stored in the cylinder. If, after a few hours, it is desired to again use the burner, both valves should be openedthe valve I a little before the otherand a lighted match ap plied to the burner, at the same time forcing the vapor from the cylinder by a slow reverse motion of the piston, which forces the vapor to the burner.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination, with a hydrocarbonvapor burner, of an exhausting device adapted to extinguish the flame of said burnerby withdrawing from it any unconsumed vapor within it, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, with a hydrocarbonvapor burner, of a pump adapted to extinguish the flame of said burner by withdrawing from it any unconsumed vapor within it, and to return said unconsumed vapor to said burner when desired, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with a hydrocarbonvapor burner and its feed-pipe, of the exa piston and rod, constructed to withdraw the unconsumed vapor from the burner, substantially as and for the purposes described.

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haust-cylinder J, provided with a piston constructedto withdraw the unconsumed vapor from the burner, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5 4. The combination, with a hydrocarbonvapor burner and its feed-pipe, of the branch Vitnesses: V

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H, valves F I, and cylinder J provided with E. \V. ANDREWS. 

